Gareth Lyon: Post-Boris. The Prime Minister is more Lyndon Johnson than his jokey former self.

And just like Kennedy’s successor, he must match a serious time with a focus on delivery, not just promises.

Gareth Lyon: The case for academising local authorities

Just as high performing and well-led schools were allowed to convert to being academies, good local councils should have the chance of financial independence.

Gareth Lyon: Building out is the way to victory in Rushmoor

If we listen to residents and provide good homes, then development can be popular.

Gareth Lyon: How we held the line in Rushmoor

We have built up a rapport with the Nepalese community. The key planks of their culture are profoundly Conservative.

Gareth Lyon: In Aldershot and North Hampshire, voters have got more receptive. Why? Because Brexit’s out of the news.

So could the Government please try to keep it that way until the local elections are done and dusted next week?